Graduate, Trainee Risk

• Support the Banks Risk Department in managing and monitoring all risk types with a strong emphasis on financial risks such as credit market and liquidity risks. This role is designed to provide hands-on experience in banking risk management and regulatory compliance preparing the trainee for a future career in risk oversight within the financial services industry.
• Provide support and implement the Bank Governance principles and the overall framework inclusive of policies procedures and mandates for the consistent and unified governance identification measurement management and reporting of all risk types.
• Assist in identifying assessing and monitoring financial risks including credit risk (loan portfolios) market risk (interest rate and FX exposures) and liquidity risk.
• Support the implementation of risk management frameworks aligned with Basel III IFRS 9 and other regulatory requirements.
• Participate in stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate the banks resilience under adverse conditions.
• Collect and analyse risk data for regulatory reporting and internal dashboards.
• Monitor compliance with Central Bank regulations and internal risk policies.
• Contribute to risk awareness initiatives across business units.
• Collaborate with credit treasury and compliance teams to understand risk exposures and mitigation strategies.
• Prepare reports and presentations for the Risk Committee and senior management.
• Ensure adverse findings raised by internal and external assurance providers as well as Regulators are satisfactorily resolved to prevent recurrence.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance Economics Risk Management Accounting Financial Engineering Mathematics Statistics.
• CFA will be an added advantage

Knowledge

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; knowledge of financial instruments and banking products is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and data analysis tools; familiarity with risk modelling software is a plus.
• Risk Identification & Assessment: Skilled at identifying and assessing financial risks using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Financial Modelling & Quantitative Analysis: Skilled in building financial models and performing stress tests and scenario analyses to assess risk exposure.
• Data Analytics & Technology: Proficient in leveraging data analytics platforms statistical modelling and data visualization to extract actionable insights.
• Financial Products & Markets Knowledge: Deep understanding of a broad spectrum of financial products and markets.
• Regulatory & Compliance Expertise: Strong command of regulatory frameworks including the Basel Accords as well as thorough knowledge of both local and international compliance requirements.
• Market Risk Assessment: Demonstrated proficiency in evaluating and monitoring market risk across diverse financial instruments and portfolios.
• Risk Model Development: Hands-on experience in designing developing and implementing robust risk models..

Additional Information :

• Skilled communicator presenting complex risk insights to leaders and regulators.
• Strong leader and effective collaborator in cross-functional teams.
• Proactive adaptable and committed to ongoing learning and risk monitoring.
• Detail-oriented and independent consistently delivering reliable outcomes.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time